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In this proclamation, Missouri Governor John Marmaduke asks union leaders and railroad officials to accept the demands of the workers and restore wages without prejudice. The Missouri Pacific Railway workers had been on strike for several months disrupting businesses and family life. Both the Missouri and Kansas governors were instrumental in ending the strike.
Creator: Marmaduke, John S.
Date: March 15, 1885
Item Number: 212904
Call Number: Governors Office Correspondence Files Governor John A. Martin Box 29 Folder 5
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 212904
Business and Industry - Labor - Strikes
Business and Industry - Labor - Unions
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies - Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Allen, Henry Justin
Date - 1880s - 1885
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Labor movement - Strikes
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Martin, John Alexander
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Martin, John Alexander, 1839-1889
Places - Other States - Missouri
Transportation - Railroads - Companies - Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Type of Material - Printed materials - Proclamations
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